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/ g/ X/ M" n+ \" u8 t* H; CEdmonton plans thousands of affordable homes' O1 \5 I0 P3 v$ L5 g
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 | 11:02 AM MT ; }% j3 o! Q6 v& x
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% c! D2 p1 a6 K0 E! `An ambitious city plan to build almost 4,000 new units of affordable housing in Edmonton over the next three years is welcome news for an advocate for the poor.
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Cam McDonald, a spokesman with the YMCA, said demand is brisk these days for the organization's simple accommodations, which have become home to hundreds of people.# J7 F' \. ]( F$ B* Y8 N' Y
8 h& ]$ s' h- _The $170 million project, approved Tuesday by city council, could lighten that load by providing everything from new apartment units to basement suites and mobile homes, he said. : ?$ z+ q5 X8 y1 w5 t4 i- z
4 [9 ~3 b3 t4 w: {) ~9 s6 U& O"I'm hoping that we can really start adding to the affordable housing, transition housing and supportive housing infrastructure in our community," he said.
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$ l7 i% a4 k2 P1 `8 xIn the past, most people stayed at the YMCA for a few days or weeks until they could get established. Now they remain for months.+ e7 X4 C; q- h2 \$ }" f9 F
! X# ~" ]8 P3 a6 j! e$ O/ K6 |"I did find a job within the first couple of days, but it's very difficult to find a place to live," said Darlene LePage, who moved from Montreal with her daughter to make a better life in boom-time Alberta.) m0 f0 k! ^, x" W
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City officials hope some of the new affordable housing units will be ready in as soon as 18 months.
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But McDonald said the work will have to continue for five or even 10 years if Edmonton is going to meet the needs of those who can't find affordable housing.: m3 p2 y8 |: [% ]8 D# J4 T: c
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"It's going to take time — this is not an overnight solution by any means — but I think we are making good progress." |
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